Bobby Moore Biography
Bobby Moore was England's iconic captain during the 1966 World Cup Final, leading the English team to victory in the final against Germany.
He was awarded 108 caps for England - then a record for an outfield player. He also played for West Ham for over 15 years before finishing his career with second division Fulham.
Bobby Moore was a great defender with a great understanding and reading of the game. He wasn't the quickest defender but had acute timing and ability to second guess the opposition. He was widely regarded as a great gentleman of the game. Pele said he was one of the fairest defenders he had played against. In the 1970 World Cup, many see Bobby Moore's perfect tackle of Jairzinho as one of the greatest tackles of all time (in one of the classic world cup games.)
Bobby Moore was awarded the BBC sports personality of the year award in 1966, the first footballer to achieve the award.
After his retirement from the game he struggled with management and a few failed business opportunities. However, he remained widely revered and his death was much mourned in 1993 when he died prematurely from colon cancer. There is a stand at West Ham named after him and is regarded as one of the great English football players of all time.